wtf is up with amazon and the processing time before shipping?

[BlahBlahYouToo]

i ordered something last friday and the status still shows "shipping soon".
both items are in stock.

does having prime expedite the process?

 

[Baked]

does having prime expedite the process?

Absolutely. Prime members get shipping priority over non-members. I usually get my stuff delivered in 24 hours after I order it. And that's with the free 2 day shipping option.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Free shipping ships last, us Prime people move to the front of the line ahead of you

It's worth it to me, but I buy all kinds of things from Amazon including books, music, games, electronics, household stuff like silverware and shower curtains.

 

[Leymenaide]

Maybe busiest shopping days of the year?

 

[KaOTiK]

Yeah, free shipping they squeeze you in when they can. Prime, it ships same day usually.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

Prime is amazing. free 2 day shipping. Or you can take regular processing and they give you a $1 credit for mp3 purchases. Pay like $4 and you get it in 1 day!

 

[Gibson486]

tell me about it. I ordered stuff on Monday....it has not shipped yet. what pissed me off more was that when I ordered it, it said the estimated date was the 1st. then, on Weds, it magically moved to the 5th.

 

[Nintendesert]

You should get Amazon Prime and move out of the stone age.

 

[waffleironhead]

Yeah, they are probably very backlogged. I got all of my subscription items the middle of November that usually ship at the end of the month. I contacted them and was told they would be seeing very high volume towards the end of the month, so rather than me getting items a few weeks late due to priority shipping clients(prime) they sent my goods early.

 

[gorcorps]

Amazon Prime member here telling you to suck it

*strokes the cell phone case ordered on Tuesday*

 

[etrigan420]

Apparently it does.

Not worth it to me. :shrug:

I can usually find stuff locally or on ebay for cheaper *and* get it here quicker.

Amazon used to be a good deal, but they've figured out that they can charge people *more* via Prime to get the same service they used to get for free.

More power to Amazon, but I'm not going to play.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

I don't think I've ever had an order that didn't ship same day when I've ordered with amazon prime.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Apparently it does.

Not worth it to me. :shrug:

I can usually find stuff locally or on ebay for cheaper *and* get it here quicker.

Amazon used to be a good deal, but they've figured out that they can charge people *more* via Prime to get the same service they used to get for free.

More power to Amazon, but I'm not going to play.

Name some other company that offers prime service equivalent for free.

 

[etrigan420]

Name some other company that offers prime service equivalent for free.

Easy...90% of the sellers I deal with on Ebay.

 

[sswingle]

Apparently it does.

Not worth it to me. :shrug:

I can usually find stuff locally or on ebay for cheaper *and* get it here quicker.

Amazon used to be a good deal, but they've figured out that they can charge people *more* via Prime to get the same service they used to get for free.

More power to Amazon, but I'm not going to play.

So everyone else offers 2 day shipping for free? (which as others have agreed with, many items show up in one day)

I don't know how to see how many ITEMS I have ordered in the last year, but it does tell me that I have placed 110 ORDERS. So I have gotten a year of 2 day shipping for 73 cents an order.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

We had at least one package due Tuesday via Prime's 2 day shipping and it did not show up, which is the first time that has happened to us. I believe it was a UPS issue though, as Amazon did get it out in time.

On the bright side, we finally got it and 7 other packages last night.

 

[Macamus Prime]

I get my stuff 2 to 3 days max. Usually ships the next day I order it.

 

[sswingle]

We had at least one package due Tuesday via Prime's 2 day shipping and it did not show up, which is the first time that has happened to us. I believe it was a UPS issue though, as Amazon did get it out in time.

On the bright side, we finally got it and 7 other packages last night.

Yea we had one delayed, UPS tracking said mechanical issues.

 

[etrigan420]

So everyone else offers 2 day shipping for free? (which as others have agreed with, many items show up in one day)

I don't know how to see how many ITEMS I have ordered in the last year, but it does tell me that I have placed 110 ORDERS. So I have gotten a year of 2 day shipping for 73 cents an order.

Cool story...I guess.

Where did I say that "everyone else offers 2 day shipping for free?"

 

[lokiju]

Was it sold by or shipped by Amazon? Not everything on there is sold from them or shipped by them.

 

[trmiv]

If you order a Kindle you don't even need prime, they'll lightening ship that fucker to your door even with Super Saver. I ordered a bunch of items including a Kindle last week all super saver. Within hours I got an email shipping notice for the Kindle saying "We thought you'd like to know that we shipped this portion of your order separately to give you quicker service." Two days later it showed up.

I guess they want that book purchase money quick!

 

[Via]

lol at people spending $80 a year for the privilege of getting stuff they paid for shipped to them.

 

[busydude]

Easy...90% of the sellers I deal with on Ebay.

Lulz.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

lol at people spending $80 a year for the privilege of getting stuff they paid for shipped to them.

You'd spend more than $80/yr paying for 2-day shipping if you order as much from Amazon as I do.

 

[gorcorps]

lol at people spending $80 a year for the privilege of getting stuff they paid for shipped to them.

lol at people who think $80 is a notable amount of money